Individual dressing



July 24, 1951 P. COLLIGNON INDIVIDUAL DRESSING Filed Aug. 1, 1947 IN VENTOR E N R O W A PI'A'A'RI can. iomm material I1.

Patented July 24, 951

OFFICE INDIVIDUAL DRESSING Pierre Collignon, Paris, France mam August 1,1947, Serial No. 765,549

In France September 23, 1939 section 1, Public Law 690, August s, 1946 Patent expires September 23, 1959 2 Claims. (Cl. ,12 8-156) This invention l relates 'todr essings and has for its object an individual dressing which requires very little materialand has a very small volume so that its manufacture; transportation and storage are easy.

Another object of this invention is to provide a ready prepared dressing that may be utilized in treating an injured person in a very convenient and rapid manner.

A further object is to provide a dressing that is especially suitable for emergency or first aid treatment of persons wounded or injured in road accidents, in camping accidents or on the battlefield.

Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter. I

In order to facilitate an understanding of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a dressing according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a plate on which the dressing is mounted;

Fig. 3 is a similar view plate; and

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view illustrating the application of two dressings to a single body member.

As shown in the drawing, the individual dressing comprises a plate It which is preferably made of tin but which actually can be made of any appropriate material. If necessary, it may be provided with a facing or coating of cellulosic or rubber material to render it absolutely inoxidizable. Usually the plate II] will be of a size of about 50 x 75 millimeters but it is evident that the plate may have any desired dimensions.

Plate ID may be formed by a single cutting operation in which an H-shaped slot II is provided forming two inwardly extending branches II'. In the same operation, teeth I2 on one edge of each branch II, and the struck out tongues I3 and I 4 projecting from the front and back of the plate are formed.

On the face of the plate I!) opposite the tongues I3 and M are successively disposed a layer of adsorbent cotton wool I5, two or three layers of gauze I6 (represented in the drawings as a single layer), and one layer of medicated of a modified form of The layers of cotton I5 and gauze I6 cut with a punch have dimensions slightly greater than those of the plate I0, just to protect the edges of the latter. On the other hand, the layer of medicated material I1 is obviously larger so as to be able to be fixed, by turning up, to the tongues. it which are then pressed down, and maintain the wholein placer g I A strip of gauze I8 of about 50. millimeters width and of desired length is secured at one of its ends to the teeth I2, as indicated in Fig. 1. Generally, the free end of the strip is rolled up and this roll is kept in place by part of a string I 9 extending through openings in each of the two tongues I4, or simply by pressing down these two tongues against the sides of the strip.

When used, the dressing is applied onto the wound and it is fixed in place by means of the strip IB after the latter is unrolled by wrapping it about the wounded portion of the body and the applied dressing. Each time the strip is wrapped over the dressing, the strip is pierced by the upstanding tongues I4. Since the tongues are distributed over the area of the plate ID, the strip 8 may be wrapped to cover a width larger than the width of the strip. When the strip is entirely used, it is securely held in wrapped position by bending the tongues piercing the same, down.

The dressing so described is sufiicient in itself and without any other accessories for a simple wound. It does not require the use of any needles, and it is not necessary to tie any knots in the strip. When applied, the dressing does not move. It can be set very quickly and very efiiciently by the wounded person himself, or by a trained nurse and it allows long and distant evacuations at once.

In case of plural wounds, a second dressing like the first one, but mounted on a plate 2B (Fig. 3) may be used.

This plate is substantially identical to the plate H), but it is a little larger, according to the nature of the second wound, and it does not have any teeth on the branches II. The strip l8 of the first dressing carried by plate It may be used to secure the second dressing carried by plate 20 in place. For this purpose, the strip I8 may be inserted in the H-slot II of plate 2!] and the free end of the strip It wrapped about both dressings.

These dressings, previously submitted to the usual sterilization, may be packed into hermetic and waterproofed envelopes made of any appropriate materials, such as cellophane, rubber or linen, and be sent without any special handling to the emergency posts.

From the foregoing, it will be observed that the present invention provides a simple and efficient dressing.

I claim:

1. An individual dressing comprising a stiff plate, having an H-shaped slot therein forming two inwardlyyextending branches, a group of teeth provided "on one edge of each of said branches, a strip of gauze mounted on said branches and fixed atone end on said teeth,"

layers of cotton and gauze of substantially the same length and width as the plate fixedt'to the latter, a layer of medicated material of a length and width larger than the plate having itsedges turned about the edges of the plate, and means for securing the turned edges of th'e'medicated material to the plate.

2. A single dressing for plural wounds comprising two stifi plates of substantially the same size positioned side by side and each having an' H-shaped slot therein forming two inwardly extendingbranches, a group of teeth'provided on one edge of each of the branches of'one plate; layers of cotton and'gauze of substantially the same length and width as one plate fixed to each plate, a layer of medicated material of a length and width larger than one plate having its edges turned about the edges of each of the plates, means for securing the turned edges of the medicated material to the plates, and a strip of gauze extending,- into-and through the slots :of each plate, one end oi said strip engaging-the teeth, and means for securing the other end of the strip to the plate having said teeth.

PIERRE COLLIGNON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Niirnber'r Name Date 1,291,256 Thomas Jan. 14, 1919 2,111,954 Urbany Mar. 22, 1938 2,265,618 Adams Dec. 9, 1941 I FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country I Date I 20,496 Great Britain of 19.07 

